Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 185 Baldwin, James 1841 1925 Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln A Book for Young Americans Produced by Rosanna Yuen and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln" by James Baldwin is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The book explores the lives and achievements of four significant figures in American history: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, and Abraham Lincoln, emphasizing their contributions to the nation’s founding and development. The opening of the book begins with a detailed narrative about George Washington’s childhood, outlining the context of his early life in Virginia and the conditions of the time. Baldwin describes the thirteen colonies, Washington’s family background, and his formative experiences that shaped him into the leader he would later become. The narrative highlights Washington’s aspirations as a young boy, his education, and the influences that guided him through his youth, creating an engaging foundation for understanding his eventual pivotal role in American history. The focus on Washington serves as a prelude to the exploration of the other great Americans in the book, setting the tone for a blend of personal and national history that is both informative and inspiring. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Washington, George, 1732-1799 Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 E151 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 280321 2025-07-05T06:38:59.856902 text/html 280221 280131 2024-11-05T08:19:06.549230 2023-10-05T08:28:17.379651 text/html text/html 199457 2025-07-05T06:39:07.660884 application/epub+zip 201675 2025-07-05T06:39:03.520896 application/epub+zip 164877 2025-07-05T06:39:02.231901 application/epub+zip 481060 2025-07-05T06:39:10.513891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459709 2025-07-05T06:39:06.781872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293843 2022-09-05T12:00:44.958452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240367 2025-07-05T06:38:59.520925 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220567 2024-10-28T18:30:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17700 2025-07-05T06:39:10.633833 application/rdf+xml 26851 2025-07-05T06:39:02.726899 image/jpeg 4983 2025-07-05T06:39:02.477893 image/jpeg 198919 2025-07-05T06:38:59.877886 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia